Coronavirus antibody titres in cats in New Zealand

Abstract
Extract Disease associated with feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV), a coronavirus, is uncommon in New Zealand but important in that it is almost invariably fatal. The records of the Massey University Small Animal Clinic suggest that FIP is a rare disease, although there have been reports of FIP in cats from the South Island (B. Carroll, pers. comm.). It was therefore of interest to establish the prevalence of coronavirus antibodies in cats in New Zealand.